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AUGUST 11, 2018
NEWS NOTES & NONSENSE
MARQUI RECEIVES COLLEGE $$$
Thursday's program was pretty "dead". Pat introduced presenter Daniel Fuller, Event and Volunteer Coordinator at Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis. (Do not pronounce the name with a "u"). The cemetery's motto is "every stone tells a tale". It dates to 1849 and was modeled after one in Paris (France, not Tennessee). There are upwards of 87,000 folks buried here, about 14% of are in unmarked graves. Daniel provided a highlight tour of some of those calling the cemetery "home". Naked Lunch author William Burroughs (Steely Dan reference included). "Joy of Cooking author Irma Rombauer. Barnes Hospital namesake Robert Barnes. Henry Shreve of Shreveport, Louisiana and snag boat fameJohn O'Fallon, who founded both O'Fallon Illinois and Missouri based on the 10 mile railroad rule. The Brown brothers of Brown Shoe fame. William Clark who's grave site is located proximate to the Mississippi/Missouri Rivers confluence. We can't forget Aldophus Busch whose mausoleum is now appraised at $7.9 million. All in all, a very interesting program.
20 members dined on beef 'n noodles, mexicorn, rolls, salad, red cake and red pie. If you have a menu suggestion pass it on to Lori who will share it with the decision makers at Julias. More breakfast for lunch, fish free is a start.
Anyone beside MarkS heading the the PGA tournament this weekend?
Did you know underwater lighting was invented by Westinghouse electric for the 1904 Worlds Fair?
Early arrivals included Allen, Pat, and Lori. Back of the busers included Prez Patty, Paul, MarkA and BradP.
Lindsey presented an $1800 check to Roxana graduate Marqui. She's headed to LCCC to study criminal justice. We wish her great success.
MarkA announced that the Steak Fry would take place on October 11th, 6 PM is dine time. Once again at the Shell/66 park off Wanda Road.
Don't forget about personal item donations for the program sponsored by the Rox Naz Church and Pastor Andrew. See Lori's recent email for details.
Rod returned a bit late on his Amtrak trip to Glacier National Park.
How about those jumping carp near Bath, Illinois?
SAA Queenie recruited financial wizard MarkV to handle the cash. Rumor has it that birthday boy Randy (not in the house) would accept a peck on the cheek from Bill rather than pay a $5 fine.The man has no shame. Dave and Patty had announcements. Does your first or last name begin with an"L"? If not, pay a $. Not here last week? Pay a $. Trivia topics included Adam Sandler, baseball, Harry Potter and black jack. A good day for our treasury, we only managed to get one correct.
Opening duties were provided by ChrisH, Bill and Dave
50-50 opportunities on the $16 jackpot were squandered by MarkA and ChrisH. MarkA redeemed himself by winning a $ via the scratch-off.
That's all from here, have a fine and dry weekend.
BETTER LUCK WITH THE SCRATCH-OFF
TRIVIA
(The answer can be found at the end of the newsletter)
Again and again, passengers escaping a crippled jetliner make the same dangerous mistake. What is it?
A-Demanding a stiff drink
B-Inflating their life vests while seated
C-Gripping their carry-on bag while fleeing
D-Refusing to listen to flight attendants' updates
August 11 is National Garage Sale Day
Between 1851 and 2017 116 hurricanes have made landfall in Florida. Texas is next at 64 followed by Louisiana with 54-NOAA
During the 2017-18 academic year, the average price for private college tuition, fees and room and board was $48,170-The College board
The average wedding registry has a total value of $4,583 and features 125 items-The Knot Wedding Registry Study of 6,667 engaged or recently married couples
Origins: A clean bill of health-Used generally today, this term has its origin in the document issued to a ship showing that the port it left was suffering from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure. Its antonym is a full bill of health, both expressions dating back to the 18th century.
What is the smallest country in South America?
Bolivia
Guyana
Suriname Paraguay
The Republic of Suriname sits on the northern coast of South America and is bordered by Guyana, Brazil, and French Guiana. This sovereign state is just under 64,000 square miles, with a population of approximately 558,368. Despite being the smallest country in South America, Suriname is incredibly diverse, with citizens from Dutch, Hindustani, Creole, and Javanese backgrounds. It also is home to lush rainforests, which make up around 80% of the entire country.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
AUGUST 15, 1991
Current members in a leadership position: MarkS
We were meeting at DiRomero's Restaurant
The program was presented by Laverne Donelson from the Illinois Head Injury Association
Fred Bright would be the next program presenter. He would be talking about the security operation on the Alton Belle
The next board meeting would be held on September 3rd at Lee Marc's Restaurant
Among the district goals for the 91-92 Rotary year was a 10% membership increase
John Martin and Ken Rader were listed as prospective members
Rod, Allen and Paul were scheduled for upcoming programs
Do you remember Don Silverthorne?
SEPTEMBER 2011
DATELINE:RI
ARE YOU READY FOR THE ONLINE CHALLENGE?
By Patricia Mackenzie, 2017-18 president of the Rotaract Club of NoBorders
As a young professional, I found myself being short on time. I was starting my career, making new friends, and I really didn’t have time to meet in-person multiple times a week. I tried a traditional Rotaract club for just over three years, but always felt guilty when I missed a meeting because I was traveling or working late. I really wanted to be in the Rotary family, but I needed flexibility.
So I decided to look into other options, and evaluated what was most important to me in a Rotaract/Rotary club. Outside of service, I discovered that club culture and structure was what was most important to me. After a bit of a search, I stumbled across the Rotaract Club of No Borders, which has members from around the world and meets exclusively online. A new club, it had just chartered a few months before I joined. They had members from three countries and half of the members spoke English; the other half Spanish. That sounded like an interesting challenge to me.
There are three main things that I love most about being in the NoBorders Rotaract club outside of our flexible schedule. To continue reading, link here https://bit.ly/2OiKixp
AND I QUOTE
"Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it."-Madeleine L'Engle
"Someday is not a day of the week."-Janet Dailey
"Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status."-Laurence J. Peter
SMILE
At a Catholic Church in Perth, Australia, they have monthly marriage seminars for husbands.
At the last session, the priest asked Giuseppe, who said he was approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman all these years.
Giuseppe spoke to the assembled husbands, "Well, I've tried to treat her nice, spenda money on her; but besta of all is, I took her to Italy for our fifth anniversary!"
The priest responded, "Giuseppe, you are an inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife for your 50th anniversary?"
Giuseppe proudly replied, "I gonna go pick her up."
THE BOTTOM LINE
The share of U.S. homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages dipped below 10% last year for the first time since the housing crash, according to Zillow. 4.5 million homeowners owed more on their mortgages than their house was worth.-USA Today
This year Social Security's costs will exceed its income for the first time since 1982-Associated press
Od the 87 U.S. startups worth at least $1 billion in 2016, more than 1/2 were founded or co-founded by immigrants. The most represented country was India, which produced 14 of the entrepreneurs, followed by the United Kingdom and Canada, which produced 8-Axios.com
